A recent survey of 334 used car dealers by Dealer Control shows that only 19% actually responded to lead forms that were filled out on their websites!   The survey was conducted by contacting used car dealers who are currently using a popular websit

When it comes to automotive marketing, the phone plays a bigger role than most assume. Cars will likely always be a lifetime product most shoppers are more comfortable buying in person, but consumers have embraced digital as a part of their journey t

ELEAD1ONE partner Bill Wittenmyer shares why all dealerships are texting customers already – whether they know it or not – and why it’s important to be compliant and control the process.

Part 3 in a 4-part series In part 1 and 2 of this series I discussed merchandising and web display best practices that improve conversions, turn vehicles faster and attract online shoppers to your inventory. In this blog I’d like to share one of th

A recent article titled Is Your Dealership Taking Advantage of AI? in Dealer magazine asked the important question, ‘Is your dealership taking advantage of AI?’ The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence has everyone talking, but what does th

Would you believe that according to a Placed Inc. / Cars.com study, 51% of car shoppers view web content related to price, payments and offers on their mobile device while standing on a dealer’s lot? And about half of those shoppers are comparing p

When is the last time you inspected your internet lead processes? Do you know what the content of your emails being sent are? Do you know when they are being sent? How often, or not often? How can you know for sure that the emails that are being sent

What can we learn from Amazon about streamlining the automobile purchase process? Let’s start with a far-flung example. Do you like Doritos? If you like them a lot you probably don’t want to run out of them. You may like them enough that you don�

The domain usedcarsforsale.com, just recently sold for $340,000.00. This is the largest purchase of a domain name in the automotive industry since carsales.com in 2008 and autos.com in 1999.  This adds to an extensive list of domains (5,000) owned b